The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1887-01-01
kThibodaux, L., Dec. IA, 1886.

.~Thibodaux, La., Dec. IA, 1886.
To the Police Jury:
Gentlemen The petition of Mr.. Charles
| Coutenx referred yesterd ay to your commit
tee on Roads and Levees has been carefully
considered and your respectfully report same
back to your Hon. body without! action and
recommend that action be take thereon by
the Jury asa committee Of the whole.
SOS1HENE FOLSE,
IL. N. COULON.
| On motion Of Mr.. Kraemer. seconded by
| Mr. Moran, the jury resolved itself into q
committee on the whole.
| MIR. GrisamOre Icing called to the chair,
President COulon offered the following rcso-
luton:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury Of the
J Parish Of Lafourclie, That the proposition of
Charles CoLteux. owner of the 'China Grove"
plantation. offering to surrender and aban-
don for public use, the rOa.l now used as a.
public road. along the front OF sand plantation
on Bayou LafouTche, OH condition that the
| public abandon II to him in tee simple anil for
] ever the parcel of land Immediately above
and adjacent to the railroad track at La
| fOurche. Crossing, comprised between the
road now used as a public ROAD, and the leyee
on Bayou Lafourche, be and the same is here
by accepted. provided, however, that the
! road accepted from the petitioner be of came
width rs the one now owned 10y the public and
now transferred to the petitioner.
President Coulon then took the chair and
! on motion of Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded by Mr.
Kraemer, the resolution was adopted by the
following vote
Yeas Coulon, Grisamorc, Folse, Kraemer
and Moran.
Nays: Seely.
The Committee on Drainage presented the
following report, which was received, aud
the resolution therein contained was. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sealy. seconded by Mr.. Moran,
unanimously adopted.
Thibodaux, December l4th., 1886.
10 tie Police Jury:
The committee on drainage to whom has
been referred the report of the Parish Treas
urer from Oct | to Dec IL. 1886. report
That work has been done in Districts No. 2
and s; that there ars in the Treasury to the
credit of the various Districts a sum of
$ss2225 with a prospective collection of
$22l6.1l, which will give q sum OF over
$4,000. 90 for the coming year.
Your committee regret to See that some of
the District commissioners of Drainage have
failed to report their actions to this body as
they have frequently been called to do The
taxpayers are entitled to a statement of the
manner in which their taxes have been ex-
pended.
Your committee recommend the adoption
OF the oliowi
Resolved, That the President of this J Jury
issue no warrants to commissioners of drain
age WHO have not rendered reports according
to law.
Respectfully Submitted,
l.. kRAEMER,
ST. GRISAMoRE.
JNO. S. SEELY.
The following report from the special COM
mittee appointed to examine the condition of
the brid res across Bayou J;Oignon and Cou-
lee Landry was received and the same com
mittee was. on motion of Mr.. Grisamore, see
onu-,l by Mr.. Moran, continued with power
to repair or or build tanew the said bridges
according to their view of the exigency, OF
the ease
Thibodaux, Dec. IA, 1886.
To the Police Jury:
Gentlemen :-Your special committee, APP
pointed by your Hon. body to examine and
present estimates on the bridges over bayou
LfoignOiI an the COulee in front of Mrs. Ian
dry's property, beg leave to report as fol-
lows
The bridge oAer bayou L'oignon is yet pass :
able, but needs reparasion to be more per-
fectly safe and iu the opinion of your COM
mittee it would be to the interest of tbs par
ish to reconstruct the bridge entirely. The
bridge is - feet, long. If the bridge be re-
constructed your recommend that
coulee at Mrs. Landry's needs rcparation and
your committee recommend that same be
made and that the PREPARATION thereof as
well as the reconstruction of the bayou L'oi-
gnon bridge be commenced not later than
March next, 1887. and that said works be
sold on the grounds, after due advertisement,
to the lowest bidder.
Very respectfully submitted.
H. N. COULON,
JNO. S. SEELY.
On motion of Mr.. kraemer, seconded by
Mr. Moran. the President was autho lied to
appoint a Road and Levee Inspector for Dis
trict No. 5 subject. however. to the approval
OF the Jury at its next regular session.
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore, seconded by
Mr.. Moran, the President was instructed to
gather all necessary information relative to
the bridge ut present required across Bayou
Travers, in Bayou Blue Settlement.
On motion of Mr.. tSeely, seconded by MIR.
Moran, the President was authorized to pay
the passage of a blind boy by the name Of
Kinley Hill to the Charity Hospital for treat
meat.
Yeas: Coulon. Grisamore, Seely, Kraemer,
Folse and Moran.
Nays None.
On motion OF Mr.. Grisamore, seconded by
Mr.. Seely, the President was authorized to
appoint AS many delegates as he might deem
proper to the coming Agricultural and Me-
chanical convention at Baton Rouge.
On motion OF Mr.. kraemer. seconded BY
Mr.. Seely, the petition from public ferry
keepers, presented on yesterday, was linden
nitely postponed. as the present lease of the
ferries would have to expire before the rates
cOuiu nc cndNseu.
On motion OF Mr.. Moran, seconded by Mr..
Grisauere, the Fire Department of the Town
of Thibodaux was donated the SUN of S25 90
for the coming year, 1887.
Yeas Coulon, Grisamore. Seely, Kraemer,
Folse and Moran.
Nays None.
The Jury then took a recess until 81 o'clock
P. NJ.
The Jury resumed it's session at 81 o'clock